On This Day

Sunday, June 18, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 31 22 .585 --
Orioles 30 23 .566 1.0
Yankees 24 29 .453 7.0
Indians 23 28 .451 7.0
Red Sox 22 28 .440 7.5
Brewers 17 34 .333 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 36 17 .679 --
White Sox 33 21 .611 3.5
Twins 28 23 .549 7.0
Royals 25 29 .463 11.5
Angels 25 31 .446 12.5
Rangers 23 32 .418 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 36 20 .643 --
Pirates 35 20 .636 0.5
Cubs 32 22 .593 3.0
Cardinals 24 32 .429 12.0
Expos 23 32 .418 12.5
Phillies 20 36 .357 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 35 21 .625 --
Astros 34 23 .596 1.5
Dodgers 32 25 .561 3.5
Braves 27 29 .482 8.0
Padres 20 37 .351 15.5
Giants 21 42 .333 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cesar Cedeno 4
2 Dave Duncan 3
2 Mike Jorgensen 3
2 Jim Northrup 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Mike Epstein 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Reichardt 4
1 Bob Watson 4
3 Sal Bando 3
4 Cesar Cedeno 2
4 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Walt Williams 3
2 Dave Kingman 2
3 Damaso Blanco 1
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Arlin 1.80
1 Jerry Reuss 1.80
3 Nolan Ryan 1.50
4 Skip Lockwood 1.20
5 Bruce Kison 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Arlin 1
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 10
2 Steve Arlin 9
2 Jerry Reuss 9
2 Nolan Ryan 9
5 Mickey Lolich 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Vicente Romo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .338
2 Manny Sanguillen .338
3 Joe Rudi .330
4 Lou Piniella .327
5 Rico Carty .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 18
2 Dave Kingman 16
3 Willie Stargell 14
4 Nate Colbert 13
4 Reggie Jackson 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 50
2 Willie Stargell 46
3 Dave Kingman 42
4 Dick Allen 40
4 Al Oliver 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 25
2 Lou Brock 22
3 Dave Nelson 19
4 Bobby Tolan 17
5 Pat Kelly 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.25
2 Claude Osteen 1.66
3 Jim Palmer 1.88
4 Gaylord Perry 1.88
5 Joe Coleman 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 11
1 Wilbur Wood 11
3 Ken Holtzman 10
3 Gaylord Perry 10
5 2 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 134
2 Mickey Lolich 103
3 Gaylord Perry 93
4 Tom Bradley 90
5 Joe Coleman 85

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 13
1 Sparky Lyle 13
3 Wayne Granger 11
3 Tug McGraw 11
5 3 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .434
2 Carl Yastrzemski .419
3 Jose Cardenal .409
4 Amos Otis .408
5 Rico Carty .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 6
2 Johnny Bench 5
3 Sal Bando 4
3 Cesar Cedeno 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 17
2 Sal Bando 15
2 Willie Stargell 15
4 Danny Cater 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 6
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Tommy Harper 5
2 Pat Kelly 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clay Kirby 0.31
2 Burt Hooton 0.44
3 Jack Billingham 0.55
4 Tommy John 0.61
5 Steve Carlton 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Pat Dobson 3
1 Dave Hamilton 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 32
2 Tom Bradley 30
2 Mickey Lolich 30
2 Gaylord Perry 30
5 Fergie Jenkins 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 4
1 Clay Carroll 4
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 Dave Giusti 3
3 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ellie Rodriguez .397
2 Johnny Bench .367
3 Richie Scheinblum .361
4 Bobby Murcer .356
5 Manny Mota .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 14
2 Billy Williams 10
3 Dave Kingman 9
4 Reggie Jackson 8
4 Willie Stargell 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 36
2 Willie Stargell 26
3 Reggie Jackson 23
3 Carlos May 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 11
2 Lou Brock 9
2 Pat Kelly 9
4 Don Baylor 8
4 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sparky Lyle 0.69
2 Jim Palmer 1.11
3 Clyde Wright 1.22
4 Bob Gibson 1.23
5 Dave Hamilton 1.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 5
1 Pat Dobson 5
1 Ken Holtzman 5
1 Fergie Jenkins 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 64
2 Tom Bradley 53
3 Mickey Lolich 49
4 Fergie Jenkins 47
4 Jerry Reuss 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 9
2 Clay Carroll 7
3 Jim Brewer 5
3 Tom Burgmeier 5
3 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .350
2 Joe Torre .348
3 Ralph Garr .330
4 Rod Carew .330
5 Manny Sanguillen .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 40
1 Willie Stargell 40
3 Reggie Jackson 33
3 Lee May 33
5 Earl Williams 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 123
2 Willie Stargell 112
3 Rusty Staub 106
4 Bobby Bonds 104
5 Earl Williams 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 66
2 Joe Morgan 53
3 Amos Otis 45
4 Freddie Patek 39
5 Dave Nelson 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.67
2 Wilbur Wood 1.86
3 Tom Seaver 2.04
4 Gaylord Perry 2.08
5 Vida Blue 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Mickey Lolich 26
3 Pat Dobson 24
4 Joe Coleman 22
4 Fergie Jenkins 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 300
2 Tom Seaver 260
3 Joe Coleman 257
4 Steve Carlton 245
5 Wilbur Wood 242

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Dave Giusti 24
3 Jim Brewer 22
3 Rollie Fingers 22
5 2 tied 21